Does Hyundai/Kia have the most seamless driver's assist features (excluding luxury makes)?

[2019CRVlx]

I know Honda's features are quite obtrusive and a friend told me his wife's Palaside operates much better than his new Suburban.

Mostly speaking of lane keep assist & adaptive cruise control.

 

[Rand]

what vehicles are these specifically?

 

[john_pifer]

We have a 2024 Odyssey and a 2024 Elantra N.

I can tell you that the Hyundai LKA is definitely superior.

Hyundai’s LKA has a longer time interval between when it prompts you to “steer”. And, it’s capable of applying more steering torque/angle. It will steer around turns that are sharper than what the Odyssey is capable of. It also operates down to slower speeds than the Honda.

Overall, with the Hyundai system, the car is just more “locked in” to the lane.

The Elantra N has nearly zero incidences of “drifting out” of the lane, or “losing its lock”, while the Honda system definitely does have this happen occasionally.

I’d say, overall, the Hyundai’s system just feels newer and more refined, and just works a bit better and less obtrusively.

Can’t comment on adaptive cruise difference between the two, because the Elantra doesn’t have it. The Honda’s system seems to work reasonably well, though I have nothing to compare it to.

 

[IveBeenRued]

Depends on what your definition of most seamless is. If you want something that will not do much, go with GM or Ford, they are about 7 years behind the Korean and Japanese brands. GMs will even let you depart over the center lane and won’t intervene until you hit the edge in the oncoming lane.

If you want something that will essentially drive for you, go with Toyota. Toyota’s TSS 2.0 or better systems are rated even higher rated than Tesla’s autopilot system when it comes to driving dynamics. Tesla’s FSD is still king if you want to be driven around.

 

[Propflux01]

I traded a 2021 Tucson for a 2024 CX-5. I will say, the older Tucson had a vastly superior LKA than the CX5 does. The adaptive cruise works about the same, with the exception of the newer CX5 having the ability to start and stop with it.

 

[JohnnyG]

I'm not sure that "Luxury makes" makes much difference. Mercedes does OK, but still anoying.

 

[2019CRVlx]

what vehicles are these specifically?

I believe the safety suite is standard throughout the model line.

 

[Hirev]

The Toyota TSS 3.0 in my 2025 toyota crown signia works surprisingly well. Been very happy with it. I have not driven the lastest Hyundai or KIA so I don't know what they are like myself.

 

[Nick1994]

I don’t know that Genesis is any different than Hyundai’s lane-keep-assist. Though I don’t know the current systems.

My 2018 Genesis G80 isn’t really any different than the 2023 Hyundai Tucson or Elantra loaners I’ve had. Good system, but depends on what you want it to do. It’ll steer through light curves and hold the lane centered really well. But you can make it 20-30 seconds before it nags at you to touch the wheel. I’m happy with it.

 

[goblin]

Not sure how they are doing nowadays, but the systems on my 2017 Santa Fe (I only have lane departure warning, active cruise control and emergency braking) are second to none. They are easy, efficient, not-obtrusive one bit, easy to turn on and back on. The only thing that got remotely close to it was the system on a 2023 Cadillac XT6. Had its quirks, but very responsive.

 

[dbias]

I’ve never been in a Kia but btwn the two I have currently, new body style Jeep Grand Cherokee and mK8 GTI, the VW is far superior.
The Jeep hunts from one side of the lane to the other literally all the time and the VW is laser focused into the center of the lane.
The jeep waits till the last second to apply/dynamite the brakes and the VW lifts the throttle and begins braking much sooner/smoothly.
The GTI will take very sharp curves on the interstate at 80 mph with full confidence although it will ask for steering wheel take over after about five seconds. From a stop light it accelerates pretty aggressively to the preset mph, a bit faster than I would normally.
That being said I use the automatic cruise control all the time but rarely use the lane keep assist

 

[circuitsmith]

I don't have experience with other cars to compare, but the lane keeping and adaptive cruise control in my 2024 Tucson SEL seem okay,
but I can do a better job much of the time.

Lane keeping will go into a side-to-side oscillation when I go over an expansion joint or other certain wavy bumps at highway speed.
It occasionally acted erratic when I tried using it at night or in light rain.
But the most annoying thing thing is if i rest my hands at my normal 4 and 8 o'clock positions it nags that I'm not holding the wheel.
I only use lane keeping for a few seconds at a time to sip from a beverage, bite a candy bar etc.

Adaptive cruise control I use only on the highway in steady moving traffic and dry weather.
When traffic is heavy and/or stop and go I like to keep a buffer zone in front that can shrink and grow, to reduce braking.
The cruise control however does a lot of abrupt braking and accelerating, attempting to keep a fixed distance from the vehicle in front.
In hilly terrain I switch the transmission to manual shifting, to hold a gear and let the speed drop a little instead of downshifting at every slight incline.

 

[2019CRVlx]

The cruise control however does a lot of abrupt braking and accelerating, attempting to keep a fixed distance from the vehicle in front.
In hilly terrain

That doesn't sound too good

 

[4WD]

Dimensionless thread …

 

[nthach]

I like the EyeSight systems in the Subarus I’ve driven. Toyota Safety Sense/Lexus Safety System can be a little annoying.